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Bone-house wasp uses ant corpses


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#1 Offline OhNoNotAgain - Posted February 23 2020 - 10:28 PM

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Wasn't exactly sure where to post this. It's kinda old news, but it's kind of weird and cool at the same time. Didn't find a mention of "bone-house wasp" in the forum so I'm hoping this isn't a repost.

 

 

'Bone-house wasp' uses dead ants to protect their nest

 

https://phys.org/new...-dead-ants.html

 

 

 

It doesn't mention the species of ants used, but this article does:

 

 

Wasp builds nest out of dead ants

https://www.sciencem...t-out-dead-ants

 

"The ant species (Pachycondyla astuta) that appeared most often in the wasps’ barricades is abundant, aggressive, and has a mean sting."

 


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